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The Tube Flange Tool allows you to quickly finish off the edge of a surface by creating fillet and flange surfaces.
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Layer Categories are a way to organize you layers into groups. This can help you clean up a cluttered work space as will as hide layers that you don't need at any moment.
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In this weeks video I will show you how to use the Check Model Tool to determine if you have any duplicate surfaces in your model. Then I will show you how to easily separate them from your model so you can delete them.
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Anti-Aliasing is a method of smoothing the edges of a rendered image. Alias allows you to activate Anti-Aliasing while in Hardware Shade mode to enhance the look of your model. It can also be used to smooth out the look of your wire frame. I will demonstrate these settings in this weeks video.
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In this weeks video I will show you how to add custom backgrounds to you Hardware Shaded images.
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The Alias help docs state "Ambient occlusion calculates shading based on a theoretical ambient light source to create general areas of shadow on your model." So what does that mean? Basically, the process looks at the parts of your model and based on they proximity to other parts you will get lighter or darker shadows. This video will show you how to prep your model and apply Ambient Occlusion.
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The Bend Rig is an awesomely simple and powerful tool! Have you ever had to model up a part and then someone comes along and says... we need some crown, bend, shape, etc. in that part. Now you can stop grinding your teeth and just smile knowing that it is an easy change!
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This weeks we will cover the Twist Rig. This is a useful tool for speeding up the process of finding just the right shape if you are modifying something along an axis. Sure is a lot faster than pushing and pulling cv's!
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One of the features that is not used as much as it could be is the ability to link Inventor with AutoCAD Mechanical.
This allows you to detail parts and assemblies from Inventor with the tools of AutoCAD Mechanical.
Check out how easy it is to do.
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INCAT CAD Geek
There a many ways that you can customize Alias. This weeks post will cover a few changes to make working with your models easier.
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In this post I will show you how to import graphics from Adobe Illustrator to Alias. This a very simple procedure and only requires you to save you Illustrator files as v8 or earlier.
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The Iso Angle tool in AliasStudio is a great tool for the evaluation of highlights on a surface. Some people just don't like the default color scheme of black, white, and red. This quick video will show you how to customize the color of this tool.
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Video below covering Yves recent design project coverd in a Fast Company interview.
For those of you whom were at AU 2007 and heard the keynote I am sure you have started to read on this designer and his company. Man I got to get one of those lamps....
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-Kevin with the INCAT CAD Geeks
